December 15, 2009

Burton ICS Adapters: What and How?

Posted in How to Snowboard, Questions by Rami | Tags: Burton, burton ics, EST Bindings, ICS Adapters

Burton Bindings

People constantly come up to me and say: “I’m thinking of buying one of those ICS boards or whatever, do I have to buy new bindings?” or “Dude, will my old Burton bindings work with the ICS boards?” You’ll be happy to know that YES YOU CAN!

How? Burton, being the un-jerk of a company it is, made sure that anyone buying their new ICS snowboards didn’t have to shell out for new bindings as well. Since, we all know how much a good pair of bindings cost these days (read: an arm and 2 legs or just a kidney), that was a smart move by Jake Burton and crew. Burton made available ICS adapters for free, so either:

1. Get your lazy ass down to your local snowboard shop and ask them for the Burton ICS adapters. 99% they’ll have some in stock, and if not, they’ll most likely order some for you. If you’re buying the board from them, they’ll have to order it for you.

2. Call up Burton Snowboards on 1-800-881-3138 (Monday through Friday, 8AM-9PM EST / Saturday, 12PM-8PM EST) and they’ll hook you up with the adapters.

February 11, 2010 at 5:16 am
Fool says:

Do your friends ever say, “Rami, you’re a fool and have no idea what you are talking about,”? The adapter that comes from burton will only fit bindings that have the same size and tooth setup as burton baseplates and bindings do. So for example, they will not work with flow or ride bindings.
February 11, 2010 at 10:38 am
Rami says:

Fool (at least that’s what you’ve called yourself), consider reading the post in full first. I don’t mention that non-Burton bindings will work with the adapters. I specifically respond to the question “will my old Burton bindings work with the ICS boards?”… and yes they do when fitted with the adapters.
March 31, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Kiyo says:

Thanks for your post. I called the local ValSurf and they are $30 bucks. So, then I called the number you listed and Burton ships them for FREE!!! You rock, thanks for the number!
October 28, 2010 at 12:43 am
Luke says:

Does it work the other way? Can you use the new bindings on an older burton board? I have one from ’08 but need new bindings.
October 28, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Rami says:

Unfortunately not. The adapter works to fit into the channel slot in the board and then have the non-EST bindings fit into the adapter. Whether Burton can or can’t technically make an adapter to work the other way around, they have chosen not to make one available. From the looks of it though, it would be risky to do that anyways.
January 11, 2011 at 11:54 am
Big Old Gamble says:

Any chance you might know where to get the adapters from in the uk, just bought a 2011 custom and can’t find the adapters anywhere, I’ve emailed burton but no reply as yet….help…please going away in 4 weeks…..
February 27, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Rami says:

Walk into a Burton store, they usually have it.